Society of Mining, Metallurgy, & Exploration is happy to host 37th International Symposium on Application of Computers and Operations Research in the Mineral industry on May 23-27, 2015, at Fairbanks, Alaska, USA.

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37th International Symposium on the APPLICATION OF COMPUTERS AND OPERATIONS RESEARCH IN THE MINERAL INDUSTRY (APCOM 2015) is taking place on May 23rd - 27th, 2015, at Westmark Fairbanks Hotel & Conference Center, Fairbanks, AK.

The College of Engineering and Mines, University of Alaska Fairbanks and the Society for Mining, Metallurgy and Exploration, Inc. (SME), announce with pleasure the 37th International Symposium on Application of Computers and Operations Research in the Mineral Industry (APCOM 2015) to be held in Fairbanks, Alaska, from May 23rd through May 27th, 2015. The focus of the 37th APCOM is to further the APCOM goal of contributing to effective decision-making processes throughout the entire mineral industry. The technical program of this symposium would be a balanced of traditional areas of exploration, including geostatistics, mine design, production planning, investment analysis, artificial intelligence simulation, mine automation, rock mechanics, mineral processing, and data management systems. All are designed to facilitate and promote application of computers and operations research in the mineral industry.

APCOM History

APCOM was founded in 1961 by four American universities - the University of Stanford, the University of Arizona, the Pennsylvania State University, and the Colorado School of Mines - to promote the application of computer and operations research in the mineral industry. APCOM has become an international forum to present, discuss, and examine the state-of-the-art and emerging technologies in the mineralindustry. The APCOM event series has become a major driver of innovation in the mineral industry, facilitating the advancement of computers and operational research methodologies applied to the mineral industry.